The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-12-07
MINOR MISCELLANY.

Statistics show that girls who work in
a match factory do not get married any
quicker than those who work at other
places.
A naturalist in Arcadia, Fla, ad7er-
:ises for 1000 young alligators, 500
pounds large alligator teeth, 500 roseate,
spoonbill wings and all the alligator
skins in the country.
The latest agony for pet dogsis huge
lace frill, made of the richest antique
point. This is supposed to injure the
darling's hair less and to cause less
heat about the throat. The newest dog
harness is made of leather, with Roman
coins set in gold.
"Heart disease, due to tight lacing," "
was the cause of death given by the
coroner's jury in the case of Bertha
Oprenheimer, of Philadelphia, who
fell back with a cry of pain while
laughing at a comedians joke in the>
ater in that city.
The English army Consists nominally
of 211, ,474 officers and men, but it is
said that only one army corps can actu-
ally be put in the field, and that only by
frantic makeshifts. Of the 7l,S1O Off
GERS and men stationed in England, it is
alleged that Is, 900 are boys under 49,,
and that 1000 more are under 90.
The Rev. W. Eliot, vicar Of Aston,
Birmingham,is is trying to collect his tithes
from his pari>hioners by legal proceed
ings. One man who had lived for twen-
ty-fve years on his property without
hearing of tithes, had levy put on, and
in another case distraint for e3 was
put on the Smallheath Liberal Club, but
the Chairman dcfed the bailiffs and the
warrant was not enforced.
A report based upon an inspection Of
1914 factories in 125 different branches
CT work in Russia states that the hours
of labor there vary from six to twenty,
and that in one or two special instances
workmen were compelled to labor 24
hours uninterruptedly. These differ
ences are purely arbitrary and not con-
trolled by the kind of the work. In the
same district IN the same sort Of work
there is sometimes difference of II
hours in the amount of work required
in day in the different factories.
Important news from several English
papels;-"In the United States the tel
ephone is already being superseded. A
writing telegraph is already working on
commercial scale and with marked
success. The writer uses stylus or pen,
with which he writes in ordinary fash>
ion, but only on the empty air. Before
his face is q second pen, which reproduces
his words on the tape in front of it. AT
the other end the receiving pen repro.
duces the message in fac simile.''
Eighteen hundred men struck in the
coliicri.s in Durham county, England,
because the proprietors had recovered
nominal damages in an action against
several men who had Quit work without
notice on account Of some dispute in one
of the mines. The men would not pay
and six of them were sent to jill in de.
fault The strikers refused to 60 back
until their comrades were released. One
night some stranger went to the Jail and
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once set free. The men held meeting
next day and decided to 60 back to
work.
The house Of B. II. Warder, on K
street, Washington. is the handsomest
private residence in that city. Mr.. War
der is very wealthy man, who formerly
lived in Springfield, o. His recently
erected mansion at the capital is pal
ace. When completely finished and
furnished the house VIII have cost over
$500, 900. The building is especially
noticed for the great variety of rare
marbles used in its construction. The
dining room is the most striking feature
Ct t C house, and is said to be the fnest
room Of the kind in America.